Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gash, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-728: CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE: ENGINEERING SUCCESS FOR AFLAT WORLDRichard Gash, United States Military AcademyStephen Ressler, United States Military AcademyEric Crispino, United States Military Academy Page 14.390.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Cultural Intelligence: Engineering Success for a Flat WorldAbstract The civil engineers we educate today will enter a truly global work force. Globalization,resultant from a proliferation of information technology, has increased the likely hood that civilengineers will find themselves working in cross-cultural situations. Success in suchenvironments will require, in addition to classical

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-1953: RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AT UNDERGRADUATE SITES FORTOMORROW’S ENGINEERSAnant Kukreti, University of Cincinnati ANANT R. KUKRETI, Ph.D., is an Associate Dean for Engineering Education Research and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati (UC). He joined UC on 8/15/00 and before that worked 22 years at University of Oklahoma. He teaches structural engineering, with research in experimental and finite element analysis of structures. He has won five major university teaching awards, two Professorships, two national ASEE teaching awards, and is internationally recognized in his primary research field

Conference Session

ASCE Policy 465: Raising the Bar

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey Russell

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Civil Engineering

Freidson’s model and should be preserved. ≠ ASCE’s longstanding emphasis on the profession’s role in enhancing public safety and quality of life is appropriate from an ideological perspective. Efforts to strengthen this linkage in the public mind must be continued and enhanced. ≠ The BOK’s emphasis on sustainability represents an opportunity to greatly enhance the ideology of the civil engineering profession, by associating its work with a transcendent value that has broad appeal. ≠ ASCE’s emphasis on professional licensure is critical to the current and future strength of the profession and must be preserved. The society should discourage its members from working in organizations that are granted an

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilfrid Nixon, University of Iowa; James Stoner, University of Iowa

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Civil Engineering

inCivil and Environmental Engineering. With this in mind, the EFA policy was developedby the CEE faculty and is enforced by each student’s advisor and the CEE CurriculumCommittee.Several sets of EFA plans are offered as ‘recommended EFAs’ on the EFA plan form.The current EFA recommendations are found on the CEE web site. Two EFA plans aredesigned for students who want a broad exposure to civil and environmental engineeringpractice. They are called “Civil Engineering Practice” and “Environmental Remediationand Control.” Eight additional EFA plans are described. These EFA plans provide broadtraining in civil and environmental engineering but also allow a more specific focus. The

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heiko Merle, Darmstadt University of Technology; Joerg Lange, Darmstadt University of Technology

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-316: “THE LEARNING NETWORK”: A CONSTRUCTIVIST TEACHINGMODEL USING WEB DIDACTICS, USER MONITORING, AND NEW MEDIATECHNOLOGIES IN THE EDUCATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTSHeiko Merle, Darmstadt University of TechnologyJoerg Lange, Darmstadt University of Technology Page 14.1387.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 “The learning network” - A constructivist Teaching Model using Web-Didactics, User-Monitoring and new Media Technologies in the Education of Civil Engineering StudentsIntroductionThe teaching model described in this paper covers the civil engineering subject area of “theory ofstability” (TOS) and “elastic second

Conference Session

Innovation in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Civil Engineering

. Microsoft Office PowerPoint. 2007. Computer Presentation Software.8. Parker, Philip J. Effective Engineering Writing. Unpublished Student Handout.9. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Wikipedia. [Online] http://www.wikipedia.com/.10. Hamilton, Scott, et al. Peer Review in Engineering Courses as a Learning Tool. Proceedings of the2006 ASEE Annual Conference. 2006.11. National Research Council. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington,DC : National Academy Press, 2000. Page 14.1140.12 Appendix A: Famous Structural Engineer Project Instructions CEE 3100 – Structural Mechanics – FallOverviewThe

Conference Session

Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Hernandez, Michigan Technological University; Stanley Vitton, Michigan Technological University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-438: A NEW APPROACH TO SOIL MECHANICS LABORATORYCURRICULA: INCORPORATING THE BOK INTO A WORKSHOP-ORIENTEDLABORATORYLaura Hernandez, Michigan Technological University Laura Hernandez is a Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) Graduate Student at Michigan Tech. She obtained a BSE in Civil Engineering and a BS in Scientific and Technical Communication both from Tech. Laura is currently working on implementing the BOK into the Civil Engineering curriculum.Stanley Vitton, Michigan Technological University Dr. Vitton has been at Michigan Tech for 14 years. Prior to Michigan Tech he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama. He spent eight years with the Shell Oil Company in their

Conference Session

Integrating Computer-based Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ayhan Irfanoglu, Purdue University; Yating Chang, Purdue University

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-1036: INTRODUCING EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING THROUGHSIMULTANEOUS IN-CLASS AND WEB-CAST LECTURES: ANINTERNATIONAL EXPEDITION TO A MEGAPOLIS AT SEISMIC RISKAyhan Irfanoglu, Purdue University Ayhan Irfanoglu is an assistant professor of civil engineering at Purdue University. He received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and master’s and doctoral degrees in civil/structural engineering from California Institute of Technology. Prior to joining the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University, Dr. Irfanoglu worked for five years at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, an engineering consulting company. His primary research

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

courses, and serving as coursedirector for large enrollment courses. Even with this system the authors experienced cases offaculty candidates being selected and, after signing a contract, changing their minds in favor ofother higher paying jobs in private industry. The governments of developing nations must beaware of these competing demands for engineers and offer incentives to retain top engineers ineducation. Ultimately it will be the engineers who remain in education who will teach andprovide the subsequent generation of engineers.In a developing program, the need for continuity is critical. There is a high rate of personnelturnover at NMAA and this will continue for several years. Without a continuous presence atNMAA, educational gains will

Conference Session

Implementation of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge and Recent ABET Experiences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred Meyer, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-2105: LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS: PREPARATION FOR ABETUNDER THE NEW CE PROGRAM CRITERIAFred Meyer, United States Military Academy Colonel Fred Meyer is the Civil Engineering Division Director in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from USMA in 1984, a M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1993, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2002. COL Meyer has been a member of the USMA faculty for over six years and teaches courses in basic mechanics, structural steel design, reinforced concrete design, structural system design, and professional practices. He is an active

Conference Session

Educational Issues in Civil Engineering

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Yi-Lung Mo, University of Houston

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Civil Engineering

AC 2009-1195: THE INTEGRATION OF COGNITIVE INSTRUCTIONS ANDPROBLEM/PROJECT-BASED LEARNING INTO THE CIVIL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUM TO CULTIVATE CREATIVITY AND SELF-DIRECTEDLEARNING SKILLSWei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over10-year industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into civil engineering curriculum. He currently is the Principle Investigator for Nanotechnology Undergraduate

Conference Session

International Aspects of Civil Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

AC 2009-1874: HELPING THEM HELPS US, A CASE STUDY: HOW ASSISTINGACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD MAKES US BETTERTEACHERS BACK HOMEAaron Hill, United States Military AcademyScott Hamilton, United States Military AcademyEric Crispino, United States Military AcademyAndrew Bellocchio, United States Military AcademyStephen Ressler, United States Military Academy Page 14.667.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Helping Them Helps Us! A Case Study: How Developing Academic Programs in the Developing World Makes us Better Teachers Back HomeAbstractFor the past five years, the United States Military Academy (USMA) at

Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshad Rajabipour, University of Hawaii, Manoa; Aleksandra Radlinska, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

sciences,architecture, economics, and public policy. A variety of topics are closely associated withsustainability, including climate change, energy, water resources, and robust infrastructure, toname a few. As such, the first question was: “Should a sustainability class for civil engineers bebroad or focused on a particular subject?” The goal was to help students develop a broadunderstanding of sustainability; meanwhile, it was crucial to offer students some tangible andtransferable skills and an opportunity to practice sustainable design in real-world problems.Additionally, it was important to keep in mind that engineering students often feel morecomfortable with solving numerical problems and finding the ‘correct’ answer, rather thandealing